Ah, my darling Rose Quartz. This is one of my favorite stones for its wonderful love properties.
Color: pale/powder pink
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
Peace
- Lowers stress and brings happiness and soothing to the soul
- Brings gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance as well as balancing one’s emotions; thus bringing inner peace and harmony.
- Helps balance emotions and heal emotional wounds and traumas, even grief, bringing peace and calm. Can help with reconciliation.
- Can ease overwhelming or unreasonable guilt
- Gem of unconditional love that opens oneself to all forms of love: self-love, family love, platonic love, romantic love
- Enhances one capability to love others as well as oneself
- Promotes peace, happiness and fidelity in established relationships
- Universal love; emotions; forgiveness
Healing
- Aids in the proper functioning of the circulatory system, kidneys, adrenals, genitals, liver, lungs and heart
- Increases fertility and protects against radiation
- Protective during pregnancies and with childbirth
- Assists with headaches, kidney disease, migraines, sexual dysfunction, sinus problems, throat problems, depression, addictions, ear aches, slowing signs of aging, reducing wrinkles, spleen problems, fibromyalgia, and reaching one’s ideal weight and in weight loss
- Support brain functions and increases intellect
Cleansing and Charging:
- Never leave in full sunlight; its color will fade.
- Charge by full moonlight
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Ways to Use Rose Quartz:
- Place in your bedroom to aid in peaceful sleep.
- Carry on your person and rub when feeling anxious.
- Keep one at your place of employment to promote positive relationships and interactions. Depending on the level of stress and hostility in your work environment, you may need to cleanse this stone regularly.
- Place near your head to ease headaches, tension, and anger.
- Give to a friend or loved one to strengthen relationship. Cleanse and charge with positive energy before giving.
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References:
- Grant, Ember. “The Book of Crystal Spells: Magical Uses for Stones, Crystals, Minerals… and Even Sand.”
- Picture from healing-crystals-for-you.com
- http://www.gemstone.org
- http://www.shimmerlings.com/gemstones/